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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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